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Can anyone explain these knitting instructions?

I am a VERY beginner knitter and dont know what any of the abbreviations mean (and even if I did i probably still wouldnt understand then so if someone could break it down very simply that would be great. Row 1 (WS): P1 across

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1. WS means the wrong side. p1 across. mean for the whole row you are purling here is the list of abbreviation. sooner or later you will need to refer to this http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/knitting-glossary hope this helps. good luck !